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Lyria Padfoot.
You Can Always Come Home
by Tatt Skywalker
Chapter One:
Ten Years
Reneé Black stood infront of her home and looked it over. She'd seen pictures of the castle from years before. In the pictures, the towers rose defiantly and regally into the sky. It was getting easier for her to imagine this place as being the beautiful castle in those old pictures.
It was called Hogwarts, she knew. It had once been a school where young witches and wizards were taught to use magic. For centuries young people from all kinds of families came to the school. But not anymore. The only children in the castle now were those that lived there.
The castle was falling apart in some places but those who lived there were working hard to rebuild the castle. However, it would be a long time before it was ever the way it had once been.
Reneé was a very curious little girl. Only seven years old, she knew more about everything than any of the other children who lived at Hogwarts. She knew of the horrors that had brought Hogwarts to this state of dispair...
Ten years earlier, only three years before she'd been born, there had been a great battle at Hogwarts. It had been the seventh year of her hero Harry Potter and his friends (two of which reside at Hogwarts with her). Over the three years preceeding that year, the dark wizard Lord Voldemort had been gaining power and killing those who opposed him. Hundreds of witches and wizards followed him in his conquest.
Voldemort and his followers had destroyed the Ministry of Magic building, killing Minister Fudge, and leaving the wizarding world in discord. Surviving Ministry workers fled to Hogwarts where the doors were open for them. Refugees set up camps on the grounds of the school. Among these groups were Reneé's parents. Her mother was a Auror for the Ministry who had been on a mission when the attack happened. Her father was an escaped convict at risk of being killed by Voldemort and imprisoned by the wizarding world.
The two had fallen in love at Hogwarts and had gotten engaged after they left. When a friend had been killed because of the betrayal of another, her father, Sirius Black, had gone after the rat he'd thought was his friend. Framed for a murder he never commited, he been sent to the wizarding prison only to escape twelve years later.
When Sirius Black and Lyria Strider met again in the refugee camp of Hogwarts, despite the pain and destruction around them, it was a happy moment. The flame inside them grew and their love, which had never died, blazed freely.
In May of that year, Voldemort and his followers attacked. Reneé's parents, Harry Potter, his friends and classmates, his teachers, the adult refugee's and the great Albus Dumbledore fought valiantly against the attacking forces.
After a battle that lasted five days, Voldemort and his forces were defeated. The surviving Death Eaters fled the battle ground. Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore and Reneé's father had gone up against Lord Voldemort. They'd chased him into the Chamber of Secrets deep below Hogwarts where they had confronted him. The body of Voldemort was never found. Harry and Sirius were found unconscious near the fallen body of Albus Dumbledore.
Only a week after that, Harry Potter and his girlfriend Ginny Weasley left Hogwarts and never returned.
In the years since the fall of Voldemort, the wizarding world had done little to rebuild. Most wizards and witches lived in solitude in the little populated regions of the world or settled down as muggles. A few families lived at Hogwarts. Her family, Ron Weasley's family, Dean Thomas's family, Neville Longbottom's family, Severus Snape's family, and Draco Malfoy's family all lived there. They all considered themselves part of a large family. Several other families used Hogwarts as an inn and stayed there on their journeys.
Hogwarts was slowly being rebuilt. Rubeus Hagrid, keeper of the grounds in the old days, came around every few months with his wife Maxine and their children Alice and Ruben and aided in the rebuilding. Gryffindor Tower stood intact as defiant as before. Parts of the west side of the castle were falling down and the Astronomy Towere was nothing but a pile of rubble.
The grounds were over grown in some places. The forest had grown out about thirty feet in the past ten years. Unicorns came up to the castle walls as did the cenataurs and several other creatures Reneé didn't know what were. There was a feral car that lived on the grounds, she'd seen it several times around Ron Weasley as he was the only one it trusted. And there was her brother, Bryatt Black's three headed dog he had tamed and his several crups and manxes.
Reneé smiled as she looked over the castle. This was her home. No matter what it looked like, it was her home. The home where her family lived.
Reneé's immediate family consisted of herself, her twin sister Rylee, her little brother Bryatt, her parents (Sirius and Lyria Black) and the little one on the way. The others in the castle were: Ron Weasley, his wife Hermione, and their three kids Arthur, Jenna and Brittany; Dean Thomas, his wife LaVonna, and their daughter Lisette and another on the way; Draco Malfoy and his wife Pansy and their daughter Christina; Neville Longbottom and his wife Deborah and their children Frank, Harry, Danice and Richard; and Severus Snape and his wife Ariana and their kids Mara and Salazar.
They were a close knit group who looked out for each other. Neville and Deborah grew food in the old Herbology greenhouses and the twenty house elves that were still around prepared all kinds of meal with the aid of magic.
Reneé was looking up at the Gryffindor tower where her family and the Weasley's lived. A snowy owl came swoopind down over the tower towards Reneé. As it approached her it let drop an envelope which hit the ground infront of her.
Reneé picked the letter up and read the front:
To: Sirius Black
From: Harry Potter
She stared at the letter. This was from her hero. From *THE* Harry Potter!
"Who's it for, Renny?" Sirius Black asked his daughter. He'd seen the owl from the fields where he'd been helping Bryatt feed his crups.
"You, Daddy," she told him. "It's from Harry Potter, Daddy! *THE* Harry Potter!"
Sirius's eyes widened and he raced over to Reneé to get the letter. He hadn't heard from his godson in ten years. He read the front and a smile broke out across his face.
"Hurry, Reneé, go find your mother. Have her meet us in the Great Hall," he told his daughter. He himself ran back to the fields and got Bryatt and Ron and Arthur. Ron had been in the fields with the Ford Angela and his son Arthur.
From there he ran to the greenhouses and got the Longbottoms. "Neville!" he shouted. "A letter! From Harry!"
Neville stared at him in disbelief.
Ron held the letter out. "Look, Neville!" Ron shouted. "It's really from Harry!"
The group ran to the Great Hall. Lyria, the twins, Hermione, Draco and everyone else was already there seated at the front of the four great tables. Sirius walked over to the old Teachers's table.
Everyone waited anxiously for him to read the letter.
You Can Always Come Home
by Tatt Skywalker
Chapter One:
Ten Years
Reneé Black stood infront of her home and looked it over. She'd seen pictures of the castle from years before. In the pictures, the towers rose defiantly and regally into the sky. It was getting easier for her to imagine this place as being the beautiful castle in those old pictures.
It was called Hogwarts, she knew. It had once been a school where young witches and wizards were taught to use magic. For centuries young people from all kinds of families came to the school. But not anymore. The only children in the castle now were those that lived there.
The castle was falling apart in some places but those who lived there were working hard to rebuild the castle. However, it would be a long time before it was ever the way it had once been.
Reneé was a very curious little girl. Only seven years old, she knew more about everything than any of the other children who lived at Hogwarts. She knew of the horrors that had brought Hogwarts to this state of dispair...
Ten years earlier, only three years before she'd been born, there had been a great battle at Hogwarts. It had been the seventh year of her hero Harry Potter and his friends (two of which reside at Hogwarts with her). Over the three years preceeding that year, the dark wizard Lord Voldemort had been gaining power and killing those who opposed him. Hundreds of witches and wizards followed him in his conquest.
Voldemort and his followers had destroyed the Ministry of Magic building, killing Minister Fudge, and leaving the wizarding world in discord. Surviving Ministry workers fled to Hogwarts where the doors were open for them. Refugees set up camps on the grounds of the school. Among these groups were Reneé's parents. Her mother was a Auror for the Ministry who had been on a mission when the attack happened. Her father was an escaped convict at risk of being killed by Voldemort and imprisoned by the wizarding world.
The two had fallen in love at Hogwarts and had gotten engaged after they left. When a friend had been killed because of the betrayal of another, her father, Sirius Black, had gone after the rat he'd thought was his friend. Framed for a murder he never commited, he been sent to the wizarding prison only to escape twelve years later.
When Sirius Black and Lyria Strider met again in the refugee camp of Hogwarts, despite the pain and destruction around them, it was a happy moment. The flame inside them grew and their love, which had never died, blazed freely.
In May of that year, Voldemort and his followers attacked. Reneé's parents, Harry Potter, his friends and classmates, his teachers, the adult refugee's and the great Albus Dumbledore fought valiantly against the attacking forces.
After a battle that lasted five days, Voldemort and his forces were defeated. The surviving Death Eaters fled the battle ground. Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore and Reneé's father had gone up against Lord Voldemort. They'd chased him into the Chamber of Secrets deep below Hogwarts where they had confronted him. The body of Voldemort was never found. Harry and Sirius were found unconscious near the fallen body of Albus Dumbledore.
Only a week after that, Harry Potter and his girlfriend Ginny Weasley left Hogwarts and never returned.
In the years since the fall of Voldemort, the wizarding world had done little to rebuild. Most wizards and witches lived in solitude in the little populated regions of the world or settled down as muggles. A few families lived at Hogwarts. Her family, Ron Weasley's family, Dean Thomas's family, Neville Longbottom's family, Severus Snape's family, and Draco Malfoy's family all lived there. They all considered themselves part of a large family. Several other families used Hogwarts as an inn and stayed there on their journeys.
Hogwarts was slowly being rebuilt. Rubeus Hagrid, keeper of the grounds in the old days, came around every few months with his wife Maxine and their children Alice and Ruben and aided in the rebuilding. Gryffindor Tower stood intact as defiant as before. Parts of the west side of the castle were falling down and the Astronomy Towere was nothing but a pile of rubble.
The grounds were over grown in some places. The forest had grown out about thirty feet in the past ten years. Unicorns came up to the castle walls as did the cenataurs and several other creatures Reneé didn't know what were. There was a feral car that lived on the grounds, she'd seen it several times around Ron Weasley as he was the only one it trusted. And there was her brother, Bryatt Black's three headed dog he had tamed and his several crups and manxes.
Reneé smiled as she looked over the castle. This was her home. No matter what it looked like, it was her home. The home where her family lived.
Reneé's immediate family consisted of herself, her twin sister Rylee, her little brother Bryatt, her parents (Sirius and Lyria Black) and the little one on the way. The others in the castle were: Ron Weasley, his wife Hermione, and their three kids Arthur, Jenna and Brittany; Dean Thomas, his wife LaVonna, and their daughter Lisette and another on the way; Draco Malfoy and his wife Pansy and their daughter Christina; Neville Longbottom and his wife Deborah and their children Frank, Harry, Danice and Richard; and Severus Snape and his wife Ariana and their kids Mara and Salazar.
They were a close knit group who looked out for each other. Neville and Deborah grew food in the old Herbology greenhouses and the twenty house elves that were still around prepared all kinds of meal with the aid of magic.
Reneé was looking up at the Gryffindor tower where her family and the Weasley's lived. A snowy owl came swoopind down over the tower towards Reneé. As it approached her it let drop an envelope which hit the ground infront of her.
Reneé picked the letter up and read the front:
To: Sirius Black
From: Harry Potter
She stared at the letter. This was from her hero. From *THE* Harry Potter!
"Who's it for, Renny?" Sirius Black asked his daughter. He'd seen the owl from the fields where he'd been helping Bryatt feed his crups.
"You, Daddy," she told him. "It's from Harry Potter, Daddy! *THE* Harry Potter!"
Sirius's eyes widened and he raced over to Reneé to get the letter. He hadn't heard from his godson in ten years. He read the front and a smile broke out across his face.
"Hurry, Reneé, go find your mother. Have her meet us in the Great Hall," he told his daughter. He himself ran back to the fields and got Bryatt and Ron and Arthur. Ron had been in the fields with the Ford Angela and his son Arthur.
From there he ran to the greenhouses and got the Longbottoms. "Neville!" he shouted. "A letter! From Harry!"
Neville stared at him in disbelief.
Ron held the letter out. "Look, Neville!" Ron shouted. "It's really from Harry!"
The group ran to the Great Hall. Lyria, the twins, Hermione, Draco and everyone else was already there seated at the front of the four great tables. Sirius walked over to the old Teachers's table.
Everyone waited anxiously for him to read the letter.
